Using meth for a long time or in high quantities physically damages the brain so much, researchers have equated it to a traumatic brain injury. A simple behavioral therapy technique that's been around for decades is now being used to treat both issues.
Meth users face an added barrier to recovery in the form of brain damage, but experts found a unique solutionThat’s the case with methamphetamine, which affects the brain in a very different way, and is extremely addictive.Meth use is rampant in our community and across the country.A UT Health San Antonio doctor said he’s seen a tenfold increase in his patients over the last decade.
“Around the age of 16 I tried cocaine. But at 17 I tried meth, and that’s what really got me,” said Ashley Criado.“I ended up relapsing when my youngest at the time was about six months old, and I lost my three children. I was homeless. I experienced a lot in that time. But October 4th, 2018, I came back to Alpha Home. And so my sobriety date is October 5th, 2018,” Criado said.It was in rehab that they started to learn the biology of what had happened to their brain.
Doctors report about a third of people that use methamphetamines experience psychotic events, and another third of those are going to experience continued psychosis even after they stop using meth. “Someone that’s in persistently psychotic state, unfortunately may not have the organization, attention and wherewithal to seek treatment, particularly in a complicated health system,” said Addiction Medicine Physician Dr. Curtis Bone with Be Well Texas.Bone said with those intense symptoms in addition to attention problems and planning abilities, patients have trouble retaining treatment, even if they want it.
“There are decades of research, that demonstrate the effectiveness of contingency management,” Bone said.Alpha Home’s Contingency Management program is a level system that rewards clients for hitting weekly treatment goals, like attending classes or meetings.Level 1 is backpack. Level 4. Bracelet. But when the person stops taking the drug, the brain still needs that reward pathway stimulated, and it’s not easy to match the power of something like methamphetamine.
The answer both centers have found aligns with the research that medications helping with cravings combined with behavioral therapies, like contingency management, tend to work the best.Snider and Criado are perfect examples of that.
Substance Use Disorder Methamphetamine Addiction Recovery Alpha Home Be Well Texas
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